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What are readers saying about Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, Book 1)?
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A Reader posted a review at 2011-03-22 05:43:37.
(Language: English)
 
LOVED IT!!!
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-03-02 07:10:48.
(Language: English)
I will always love this book its the best i love every page of it
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-12-18 07:51:17.
(Language: English)
The first book series I ever bought!
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-10-26 01:53:52.
(Language: Danish)
jeg har læst denne bog på dansk hvor den hedder Vild magi. Den er rigtig god. det er den bedste serie jeg har læst.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-10-30 11:45:54.
(Language: English)
You will not be disappointed, no matter your age and reading level.
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Dana posted a review at 2009-10-11 06:57:54.
(Language: English)
i loved this book i read the whole series in one weekend! :) I just couldn't put them down.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-05-15 08:12:20.
(Language: English)
Good book but not as imaginative as the other ones were in my opinion.
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Cindy posted a review at 2009-12-04 12:13:30.
(Language: English)
No matter what age, I always fall in love with the story of this book.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-11-05 07:44:23.
(Language: English)
EPIC! AWESOME! uber uber epic
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-12-07 03:46:22.
(Language: English)
I loved this book when i first read it at some stage of high school. for some reason i hid it, thinking my mother would disapprove of it. It is awesome. I read it to my kids when they were little. Alanna is on some levels tomboyish but being female is also an imortant part of her and it is this balance that makes her great.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-03-10 02:52:26.
(Language: English)
Alanna the main character disguises herself as a boy to become a knight. She manages to do this, because she has a twin brother, who preferred to study magic instead. Alanna (or Alan as the other boys know her) trains hard to keep up, and is at first constantly teased for her small stature, high voice, smooth skin and fear of swimming (they swim nude in this country, thus the problem). Then she meets the Prince; Prince Jonathan, Heir to the Throne of Tortall, he is sensitive, but also pragmatic. Although he doesn't like being royalty, he realizes that he can use his name and position to protect others such as Alanna. He is constantly accompanied by his loyal sidekick Raoul of Goldenlake. Raoul and Jonathan have no reservations about coming to Alanna's aid, particularly against the hateful Rallon (I think that's how it's spelled) of Malven. It's Middle School, with weapons and magic, and they all live together on the same hall, in other words WAR!! in other words a jolly good book.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-07-27 02:03:58.
(Language: English)
What a great find! Here begins a brilliantly written tale of a girl who proves that dedication and hard work can make her as able, if not more so, than her male peers. As a lover of the niche, I can say that Alanna embodies everything I want in a cross-dressing heroine, and I am delighted to watch her as she grows.
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Beverly posted a review at 2009-03-17 02:55:18.
(Language: English)
Upon reading this, I don't understand why I disliked Tamora Pierce when I was younger. A lot of the elements in this book are similar to the Arrows/Queen's Own trilogy of Mercedes Lackey. Okay, so the story arc is shorter, because it's only 216 pages, and the writing is a tad more simplistic. And it doesn't hold my attention quite as well as Mercedes Lackey, but still. This book was still pretty riveting, and I found myself shipping Jon/Alanna not even halfway through it. I hoped he'd find out she was a girl somehow, regardless of her telling him, because I knew he could handle it. His cousin Roger reminds me so much of Elspeth's uncle in Arrows of the Queen. It's onto the next book. Yes, I realize I'm probably too old to be reading these for the first time.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-09-17 07:32:33.
(Language: English)
This is one of the best books i have ever read and tamora pierce has inspire my in so many ways i cant even count!!! ps:go Alanna
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irenee posted a review at 2009-10-13 10:24:09.
(Language: English)
like very much
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-04-16 03:16:46.
(Language: English)
a good starting book in which we take a look into alanna's life surrounded in lies and heartaches as well as the exciting and forwardness of her choices which change her homelands future
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A Reader posted a review at 2011-09-05 09:30:16.
(Language: English)
A great first work!
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-03-10 07:08:59.
(Language: English)
http://emmamichaels.blogspot.com/2010/01/personal-challenge-and-review.html
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-08-05 09:25:51.
(Language: English)
Very cute story. Makes me eager to read the next to see what becomes of her. I very much enjoy the bonds of friendship displayed in the book.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-04-15 09:43:15.
(Language: English)
My favorite middle school books!
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-11-08 06:17:16.
(Language: English)
wonderful female heroine! I like this writer very much.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-12-04 06:11:04.
(Language: English)
I love all Tamora Pierce books, I think everyone should read them if you like fantasy and adventure. Love the characters and the plot.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-12-05 09:24:46.
(Language: English)
Good book. Great show of feminism and shero.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-10-21 10:40:35.
(Language: English)
I read this book when I was in high school and absolutely fell in love with it.
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-07-23 03:25:11.
(Language: English)
Alanna the First Adventure would seem to be your typical fantasy novel---a young noble girl swaps places with her twin brother so she can fulfill her dream of becoming a lady knight in a feudal society that is less-than-flexible about such things. It only sounds typical because fantasy and science fiction seems to riddled with female heroines these days. This is merely perception, however. Strong female protagonists in literature and movies have certainly increased in the past decade, but how many of them how many of them are heroes? Not many. How many existing heroines are the protagonist of the story? Fewer still. Most strong women showcased in fantasy and science fiction are powerful sidekicks and nothing more. No matter how typically fantasy the book may seem to the some, Alanna remains a uniquely strong and complex young lady who refuses to accept as right what is commonly accepted and, compelled by a sense of honor and duty, fights to better her country on both a physical as well as sociological front. I recommend Tammy's Alanna series to anyone who is willing to look beyond the shallow vaneer of fantastical stereotype and see the greater complexity and purpose of the character and series.
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